Jury convicts Oxnard man in 2013 shooting

An Oxnard man was convicted by a jury of one count of assault with a firearm and one count of street terrorism in a shooting that took place on October 2013, according to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Frank Joshua Ruiz, 36, of Oxnard, was convicted Monday. Additionally, the jury also found true the assault with a firearm was committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang.

On Oct. 11, 2013, the shooting victim and the victim's wife were going to a grocery store in Oxnard. While the wife was in the store, the victim was waiting near their vehicle in the parking lot. At the same time, Ruiz, a juvenile associate, and two unidentified females exited the store.

Witness reports stated the juvenile exchanged words with the victim, eventually punching him. Ruiz then got a firearm out of his vehicle, causing the victim to run for safety. While the victim was running toward the grocery store, Ruiz fired one shot in his direction and missed, authorities said.

Oxnard police arrived soon after the shot was fired. Through an investigation involving witness statements and surveillance video footage, police were able to identify Ruiz and the juvenile associate as suspects in the crime. A firearm obtained through the investigation was later forensically matched to the shooting, authorities said.

Ruiz will be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. on April 16 at the Ventura Superior Courthouse. He faces a maximum sentence of 23 years in prison, authorities said.

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